摘要

A simple and stable fluorescent probe L based on a novel ortho-diaminorhodamine derivative for discrimination and detection of formaldehyde (FA), methylglyoxal (MGO) and oxalaldehyde (OA) from other aldehydes has been developed. This reaction-based probe, displayed distinct emission patterns for FA (turn-on) and MGO (turn-off) by single wavelength excitation, can be used for imaging of FA and MGO in living cells.